Comments on: Windows 7 – Eight Reasons You Will Want It http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/ Computer Tips, Technology News & Computer Support Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:32:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Free Norton Product Updates - Windows 7 Compatibility http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4279 Free Norton Product Updates - Windows 7 Compatibility Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:47:13 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-4279 [...] is strongly encouraged, especially if you have a version prior to 2009.  For owners upgrading to Windows 7 or installing an earlier version of a Norton security product on a computer running Windows 7 this [...] [...] is strongly encouraged, especially if you have a version prior to 2009.  For owners upgrading to Windows 7 or installing an earlier version of a Norton security product on a computer running Windows 7 this [...]

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3725 Dennis Edell Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:47:12 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3725 Good to hear. It sounds like even the biggest can be pressured from public slamming at every new release. .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..IS An Advertising Page Really A Good Idea? An Interesting Opposing View… =-. Good to hear. It sounds like even the biggest can be pressured from public slamming at every new release.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..IS An Advertising Page Really A Good Idea? An Interesting Opposing View… =-.

]]> By: Mike McEvoy http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 Mike McEvoy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:33:56 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3714 @Bellamy -- Yes, there were two huge public beta releases for Windows 7, the original public beta and then a second beta release known as the Release Candidate beta test (see my earlier post for my beta version observations). I believe that Windows 7 is ready to go right from the initial release and am comfortable recommending it. @Dennis Edell -- I understand where you are coming from regarding initial product releases from Microsoft, but I feel Windows 7 is quite a bit different. As noted above, the amount of testing and two huge public beta releases did a very good job of resolving bugs that normally would have lingered until an SP1. I think Microsoft got it right this time from the beginning. @Modern Street -- yes, the decision on whether to upgrade from XP to Win 7 can be a tricky call. Some of that decision may hinge on the age of the computer running XP. I think many people running XP on a computer more than 3 years old will wait until they replace their computer. On a newer computer (1-3 years old) running XP that someone plans on having for a few more years it may make more sense to spend the time and money to move to Windows 7 now and get a few years use out of it. Still not a cut and dry decision though. @Bellamy — Yes, there were two huge public beta releases for Windows 7, the original public beta and then a second beta release known as the Release Candidate beta test (see my earlier post for my beta version observations). I believe that Windows 7 is ready to go right from the initial release and am comfortable recommending it.

@Dennis Edell — I understand where you are coming from regarding initial product releases from Microsoft, but I feel Windows 7 is quite a bit different. As noted above, the amount of testing and two huge public beta releases did a very good job of resolving bugs that normally would have lingered until an SP1. I think Microsoft got it right this time from the beginning.

@Modern Street — yes, the decision on whether to upgrade from XP to Win 7 can be a tricky call. Some of that decision may hinge on the age of the computer running XP. I think many people running XP on a computer more than 3 years old will wait until they replace their computer. On a newer computer (1-3 years old) running XP that someone plans on having for a few more years it may make more sense to spend the time and money to move to Windows 7 now and get a few years use out of it. Still not a cut and dry decision though.

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3704 Dennis Edell Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:19 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3704 Has anything with a MS label worked right, right out of the box? I'm only half kidding... .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..IS An Advertising Page Really A Good Idea? An Interesting Opposing View… =-. Has anything with a MS label worked right, right out of the box? I’m only half kidding…
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..IS An Advertising Page Really A Good Idea? An Interesting Opposing View… =-.

]]> By: Modern Street http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 Modern Street Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:44 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3684 A very good list of reasons concerning Windows 7. I have a feeling though, that people are not going crazy over it unless they are getting a new system. If not, they'd still stick with XP. .-= Modern Street´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.modernstreet.com/wordpress/a-milestone-for-wordpress/">A milestone for WordPress</a> =-. A very good list of reasons concerning Windows 7. I have a feeling though, that people are not going crazy over it unless they are getting a new system. If not, they’d still stick with XP.
.-= Modern Street´s last blog ..A milestone for WordPress =-.

]]> By: Bellamy http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3676 Bellamy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:26:43 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3676 That's cool, I didn't know about the large scale beta testing. I was working under the assumption that Windows 7 would be bunk until the first SP, but I might have to check it out. That’s cool, I didn’t know about the large scale beta testing. I was working under the assumption that Windows 7 would be bunk until the first SP, but I might have to check it out.

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3643 Dennis Edell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:36:34 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3643 Perfecto, thanks! .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..I Want You To Review Me. Part 1 =-. Perfecto, thanks!
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]]> By: Mike McEvoy http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Mike McEvoy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:05:10 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3629 @Dennis Edell - The Feedburner Email mechanism is all set. Check it out and let me know how the subscription process went. Thanks for giving me a kick in the butt to get this done ;-) --Mike @Dennis Edell – The Feedburner Email mechanism is all set. Check it out and let me know how the subscription process went. Thanks for giving me a kick in the butt to get this done ;-)
–Mike

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3596 Dennis Edell Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:28:17 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3596 I hate feed readers, otherwise I'd do it; I prefer everything by email. Just a mouse click to enable it in feedburner. ;) .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..I Want You To Review Me. Part 1 =-. I hate feed readers, otherwise I’d do it; I prefer everything by email. Just a mouse click to enable it in feedburner. ;)
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..I Want You To Review Me. Part 1 =-.

]]> By: Mike McEvoy http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3595 Mike McEvoy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:22:08 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3595 @dennis edell -- Yes, the email subscribe function is currently a newsletter type of update. This is a work in progress which will be resolved in the next couple week and replaced with a feedburner or AWeber email mechanism. Another option in the meantime which you are probably aware of is to use the RSS feed. Thanks for stopping by. I'll email you when the new email delivery system is in place. @dennis edell — Yes, the email subscribe function is currently a newsletter type of update. This is a work in progress which will be resolved in the next couple week and replaced with a feedburner or AWeber email mechanism. Another option in the meantime which you are probably aware of is to use the RSS feed. Thanks for stopping by. I’ll email you when the new email delivery system is in place.

]]> By: Mike McEvoy http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3594 Mike McEvoy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:17:32 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3594 @Michael Aulia - I definitely agree about Windows 7, I think there are a number of features that make it a much better environment than XP. One real benefit that hasn't gotten as much coverage yet is the fact that Windows 7 is much more secure than XP. Vista was also more secure than XP but because of all the other issues with Vista not many people noticed the security aspect. Windows 7 improves on Vista's security improvements. @Michael Aulia – I definitely agree about Windows 7, I think there are a number of features that make it a much better environment than XP. One real benefit that hasn’t gotten as much coverage yet is the fact that Windows 7 is much more secure than XP. Vista was also more secure than XP but because of all the other issues with Vista not many people noticed the security aspect. Windows 7 improves on Vista’s security improvements.

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.htstechtips.com/2009/10/31/windows-7-eight-reasons-you-will-want-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Dennis Edell Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:15 +0000 http://www.htstechtips.com/?p=1974#comment-3588 Hey Mike, I just found you through Growmaps commentluv and would like to subscribe here via email. I noticed the email subscribe is not through feedburner though...is it just blog updates (which I want) or is it a "newsletter"? .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..I Want You To Review Me. Part 1 =-. Hey Mike, I just found you through Growmaps commentluv and would like to subscribe here via email. I noticed the email subscribe is not through feedburner though…is it just blog updates (which I want) or is it a “newsletter”?
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..I Want You To Review Me. Part 1 =-.

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